EU Nations Mull Options to Rein In Separatist Leader in Bosnia

In an informal document (non-paper), which was sent to the members of the European Union (EU) by France and Germany, it is called for the isolation of the leadership of Republika Srpska (RS) and the introduction of sanctions - financial to that entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and political to its highest officials.

EU Nations Mull Options to Rein In Separatist Leader in Bosnia

France and Germany have drafted a set of options to financially and politically isolate, including with sanctions, officials in Bosnia’s Serb-majority region whose bid to secede has plunged the Balkan country into crisis, according to a letter seen by Bloomberg News.

In the German-French non-paper, which now has the status of working material, it was assessed that the current crisis in BiH is the most difficult challenge for its sovereignty, unity, as well as functional and territorial integrity since the signing of the Dayton Agreement in 1995.

France and Germany have prepared a proposal to overcome the political crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina caused by separatist statements and the actions of the President of the Republic of Serbia Milorad Dodik.